Hamilton Felix
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Our '96 K2500 Suburban sounded funny to me last night. I crawled underneath and found the differential running hot. Yes, it's full of gear lube; the lube smells about right for used gear oil. My impression is I'm losing a pinion bearing. The rig has a bit over 191,000 miles right now.
I have to make it 60 miles to "Mr. Goodwrench." I'm not eager to haul it on my car trailer --- mostly because I just started taking the trailer down for wheelbearings and brakes.
I built a motorcycle carrier that goes in my receiver hitch and carries my Yamaha XT600. I figured to deliver the Suburban to the shop, then ride the bike home.
I was thinking I'd pull the live axles & stuff rags into the openings, drop the rear driveline, put the transfer case in 4Hi, and just drive it as a front wheel drive.
My friend just told me that if the rear driveline slips into the back of the transfer case with a spline -- as opposed to having its forward U-joint bolt to a yoke -- I couldn't pull the driveline without having the gear oil run out of the transfer case.
Is this the case?
Last time I drove the rig, 13 miles at 50 mph had the rear diff a bit warmer than I wanted to keep my hand on.
I'm thinking that if I just pull the live axles and run in 4Hi, the rear diff will still turn but will be unloaded. That should take the stress off the pinion bearing and keep the temperature down.
Does this make sense to y'all?
I have to make it 60 miles to "Mr. Goodwrench." I'm not eager to haul it on my car trailer --- mostly because I just started taking the trailer down for wheelbearings and brakes.
I built a motorcycle carrier that goes in my receiver hitch and carries my Yamaha XT600. I figured to deliver the Suburban to the shop, then ride the bike home.
I was thinking I'd pull the live axles & stuff rags into the openings, drop the rear driveline, put the transfer case in 4Hi, and just drive it as a front wheel drive.
My friend just told me that if the rear driveline slips into the back of the transfer case with a spline -- as opposed to having its forward U-joint bolt to a yoke -- I couldn't pull the driveline without having the gear oil run out of the transfer case.
Is this the case?
Last time I drove the rig, 13 miles at 50 mph had the rear diff a bit warmer than I wanted to keep my hand on.
I'm thinking that if I just pull the live axles and run in 4Hi, the rear diff will still turn but will be unloaded. That should take the stress off the pinion bearing and keep the temperature down.
Does this make sense to y'all?
